Here the Australian Asylum Seekers Resource Centre has an audio with a woman saying that the government kills people with HIV. Do [him] readers think this is true? The [him] moderator does not.
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ASRC Human Rights Day 2011
Profiling human rights defenders
Given the current state of political turbulence and uncertainly facing the treatment asylum seekers, the general attitude towards asylum seekers in Australia is mixed and is often based on misinformation.
This year, in the lead up to Human Rights Day, the ASRC is tackling the preconceptions and myths surrounding asylum seekers by sharing the stories of three former asylum seekers who fled persecution as they were defending human rights in their home countries.
In addition on Human Rights Day, Sat Dec 10th, the ASRC is hosting 3CR's breakfast show from 7.30 to 9am. Tune in to 855AM to hear the ASRC's CEO Kon Karapanagiotidis host a morning of interviews and music - looking at what Human Rights Day means to Australia, how asylum seekers fit into that picture and highlighting the contribution of asylum seekers to Australia and as human rights defenders in their own countries.
Click here [MP3 6.3 MB] to listen to Khin's story. Khin fled Burma as she was working with people with HIV/AIDS. People in Burma with HIV/AIDs are persecuted, as are people like Khin who work in HIV Education.
Click here [MP3 12.8 MB] to listen to Alpha's story. Alpha worked with youth services in Sierra Leone and was forced to flee due to the nature of his work.
Click here [MP3 5.7 MB] to listen to Ihsan's story. Ihsan worked in Afghanistan researching alternative livelihoods to poppy growing, causing tension with local warlords that led to him being forced to leave for fear of his (and his family's) safety.
Khim, Ihsan and Alpha are now all living in and contributing to Australia.
A big thank you to 3CR 855am for their assistance with the stories and broadcast on Human Rights Day: (www.3cr.org.au).
http://www.asrc.org.au/events/asrc-human-rights-day-2011/
http://www.asrc.org.au/media/documents/khins-story.mp3
